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Crisp in Charlotte

by Suzanne Zick

Everyone talks about how great Crisp is. I, unfortunately, did not find it so. Sorry.

First, I’m not a fan of the minimalist furnishings. I felt like I was in a FroYo shop. The chairs were tiny and uncomfortable (read cheap) and the interior was so tight that even at the off time we ate (late lunch) we were still in people’s way with my knee walker.

My husband and I both ordered a cup of soup and a sandwich. The soup of the day on this day was a tomato basil. That is my favorite soup, so I was excited! This soup, however, was absolutely flavorless. How can that be? I’m telling you, I would have preferred a bowl of Campbell’s.

Tomato Basil Soup

I got the Turkey Gobbler which billed itself as a “house roasted” turkey sandwich. It looked (and tasted) like any sliced turkey you could get in a dairy case. The bread looks so good with its Panini press marks, but it was all a disappointment. The sandwich was no better than a turkey sandwich I made at my house.

Turkey Gobbler

Dustin got the Roma sandwich. It comes with prosciutto, salami, Mozzarella, tomatoes, roasted red peppers, basil,and a Balsamic Reduction on grilled bread. Sounds amazing and flavorful, right? Well, it was better than mine, but just barely. Everything we tried simply lacked flavor of any kind.

The Roma

We were so disappointed, we did something we haven’t ever done before (to my memory). We brought the food back up to the counter, asked for a refund and went to another restaurant. In Crisp’s defense, they didn’t fight us. They offered to make us something else, but after sampling 3 different menu items, we just didn’t feel confident that we would be happy.